Age Happens It seems to me that what distinguishes a young person from an old one is a cavalier approach to illness. I’ve been guilty of this myself. While still in my forties, I was diagnosed with hip osteoarthritis. I knew that it wasn’t possible to make the...

The ‘D’ Word It is the most natural thing in the world. However, some of us will try to avoid it. Others will deny it, and some will actually accept it. I’m talking about dying and death and the way they are an integral part of our lives. I...

When it comes to community, humans need quantity. We need copious amounts of engagement. When we engage with others, our neurotransmitters light up and a happy ‘cocktail’ of hormones floods our systems. Healthy social interaction boosts our energy, moods,...

Inquiring into ‘old-hood’ I wanted to explore the question ‘does yoga helps thwart some of the effects of ageing?’. So I asked my octogenarian friend Collyn Rivers* if he would write a guest post on the topic. Some of you might remember Collyn...

Insomnia: The Night Prowler There was a time when I slept the sleep of the innocent. That was in the dim distant past. Menopause first threw a spanner in the machine, with its 3-4am wake-ups. Once I was wide awake, too bad, that was it for the night. Man-o-pause...

My Women’s Group On Mother’s Day, as I write this post, I’m full of happy memories from the reunion that I shared with my women’s group last week. Let me tell you a little about us. Everyone of our group is a mother and some are grandmothers....

The Beauty of Balance and Sustainability Balance and sustainability are qualities that we aim for in life and in yoga practice. But, how often and for what periods of time do we manage to maintain these qualities before we begin to feel unbalanced and ragged. In...

Fountain of health and happiness There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age. – Sophia Loren When I...

Celebrate a birthday or two with me Eve yoga is where you’ll find the Yoga Suits Her blog; on January 1st 2016, she will enjoy her sixth birthday. I want to share with you another birthday. Saturday I turned 71 years old. To celebrate, I thought...

Media Darlings For the seventh time this year, and over past years, too, I’ve been featured in the media. Is this because I’m a celebrity yoga teacher? Not at all… Even though one of these media exposures was a full page interview in Focus Magazine...

Late bloomers in yoga are the Grey Warriors A week ago, I had a phone call from a woman who I want to describe as a ‘grey warrior’. She was ringing me to see if she could book in to my general class to do yoga for the first time in her life. I call the...

“I can’t believe Eve Grzybowski is 70. She’s a walking advertisement for the benefits of yoga to combat ageing.” When I read the above Facebook comment, which is obviously meant to be a compliment, I smiled. It brought up images of me in battle...